Members of an Oklahoma faith-based disaster relief organization helped with hurricane recovery efforts in two states, before traveling to other states where they are currently offering much-needed aid to storm victims.
Jason Yarbrough, state director of Oklahoma Baptist Disaster Relief, said volunteer teams were part of hurricane recovery efforts in Texas and they recently returned from Louisiana, where they also provided storm recovery aid.
He said volunteers are currently operating a recovery site in North Carolina in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene and volunteer chainsaw crews are helping with recovery efforts in Georgia.
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In North Carolina, volunteers are managing a site in Swannanoa, just east of Asheville, where meals, showers and laundry facilities are being offered to storm victims and volunteers from other organizations providing aid. Yarbrough said Oklahoma Baptist Disaster Relief is providing logistics, administrative and organizational services at this command center for the other Southern Baptist Disaster Relief teams coming from other states to serve the area.